Cattle-stall.



No. 731?,370. PATENTBD AUG. 25, 1903. M. J. DROWN.

CATTLE STALL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 21. 1903.

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PATENTED' AUG. 25, 1903.-

M. J. DROWN.

CATTLE STALL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 21, 1903.

NO MODEL.

vcrsm cu wmaur A$H1NGTUN o c UNITED STATES Patented August 25, 1903.

MERRILL J. DROWN, OF MADISON, WISCONSIN.

CATTLE-STALL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 737,370, dated August 25, 1903.

Application filed April 21, 1903.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MERRILL J. DROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Madison, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cattle-Stalls, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cattle-stalls; and it consists in the peculiar and advantageous stall hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims appended.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 isa sectional view of a stall constituting the preferred embodiment of my invention, the section being taken on theline 1 l of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the stall. Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse section taken on the line 3 80f Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail section taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3 and illustrating one of the manger-partitions comprised in my im-' provements. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the man ger-partition removed. Fig. 6 is a similar view of the holder and guide for the partition. Fig. 7 comprises disconnected perspective views of the upper end of one rear post of the stall and the rear end 'of one movable side wall thereof. Fig. 8 is a detail broken perspective view illustrating the manner in which the movable side walls of the stall are connected to the forward posts thereof. Fig. 9 is a detail transverse section illustrative of the same, and Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail section of the means for holding the rack against swinging too far forward.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the several views of the drawings, referring to which- A is the floor of my improved stall, B a gutter at the rear end of the floor, and O a manger at the forward end of the floor. These parts are preferably of concrete and may be of any desired length, according to the number of stalls which it is desired to provide.

D D are the forward posts of the stall, which are preferably of metal and are secured in the floor A immediately in rear of the manger O; E E, the rear posts, which are also preferably of metal and are secured in the floor A adjacent to the gutter B; F F, stationary side walls, which rest over the manger, and preferably comprise metallic frames a, fixedly connected to the posts D,

Serial No. 153,624. (No model.)

and metallic bars I), connected to said frames and posts; G, a horizontal bar, preferably of metal, connected to the walls F and having a pin 0, and H H movable side walls interposed between the posts D and E and respectively made up by preference of a meranged and adapted to turn axially in lower.

and upper bearings 113' on the posts D, so as to permit of the walls H being swung laterally, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The trunnions h are also adapted to swing vertically out of and into the bearings j, this to permit of the walls H being swung vertically, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. When the said walls H are swung vertically, as stated, they bear on the bearings '5 alone and are held against casual lateral movement by guide-flanges on the bearings j, which engage the bars e of the frames (1 and hold the same to the posts D. At their rear ends the movable walls H are provided with reduced portions Z, Fig. 7, which are'designed to normally rest in bifurcations m in the upper ends of the rear posts E and are provided on their rear ends with pivoted handles n. These handles have inner ends 19, which are partially round, as indicated by q, and partially flat, as indicated by 4", and are designed to be seated in rounded notches s in the rear sides of the posts E. When the said handles are arranged in a depending position with the round portions of their inner ends in the notches s of the posts E, Fig. 1,

they serve to securely hold the walls H against upward m0vement,while when they are raised to carry their flat portions adjacent to the notches 8 they may be raised with the walls H out of engagement with the said posts. From this'it follows that the handles it enable an operator to conveniently lock and unlock the walls H and also enable him to readily swing the said walls both vertically and laterally.

I is a cable permanently connected to one post E and detachably connected to the other and having for its purpose to close the rear end of the stall, and J is the front rack of the stall, which is preferably of metal and is equipped on its forward side with a basket 15, also preferably of metal, for hay and coarse feed. The said rack is interposed between the stationary side Walls F and pivotally connected at its upper end to the same, preferably by journaling the ends of its upper crossbar in apertures u in the frames aof the'walls. A plurality of the apertures u is preferably provided in each of the frames at, Fig. 1, in order that the rack may be adjusted in the direction of the length of the stall to suit cows of diiferent lengths. I desire it understood,

however, that the rack may be made adjust the rod 0 through a set-screw e? and having its forward end arranged in the sleeve a and provided with an enlargement f adapted to bring up against the screw 19*, and a coiled spring g interposed between the forward end of the sleeve d and the forward end of sleeve 0, and contained in the latter sleeve. With this connection it will be observed that the rack is promptly returned to its normal position subsequent to being pushed forward by an animal, and hence the animal is prevented from stepping forward and putting its droppings on the floor when it lies down.

L L are the vertically-movable mangerpartitions of my improved stall, which are preferably of sheet metal and are equipped with hooks U, Figs. 3, 5, and 7, for holding them in a raised position. Said partitions are also provided with vertical bars w, which are arranged and adapted to move vertically in vertical holders and guides M, clamped or otherwise connected to the stationary side walls F. In virtue of the construction just described it will be observed that when the partitions L are in their lowermost positions the food of the cow in the stall will be separated from that of the cows in adjacent stalls, and it will also be observed that the partitions may be readily raised and secured in a raised position, as when the manger is to be cleaned or the herd watered.

It will be readily appreciated from the foregoing that the walls H are adapted to be swung laterally in either direction as well as vertically, and this with but little effort on the part of the herdsman also, that in virtue of said walls H one or more cows may be discharged from the stall without backingout 2'. 2., when the walls are fixed at the proper angle the cows can turn around and walk out without disturbing their neighbors. It will further be appreciated that in virtue of my improved stalls being constructed of openwork material they are calculated to exhibit a stabled herd to advantage and that because of the stalls being constructed of concrete and metal they meet all sanitary requirements. Moreover, all of the metallic parts of the stalls are made round, and hence there is nothing to hold dust and no sharp corners for the cattle to strike or lie against.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present and preferred embodiment of my invention in order to impart a full, clear, and exact understanding of the same. I do notdesire, however, to be understood as confining myself to such specific construction and arrangement of parts, as such changes or modifications may be made in practice as fairly fall within the scope of my invention as claimed.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a cattle-stall, the combination with a post having a lowerbearing, and also having an upper bearing, open at its forward side, and a guide arranged adjacent to the upper bearing; of a laterally and vertically swinging wall having trunnions arranged in the bearings of the post, and also having an upper bar which describes an arc of a circle, and is arranged to engage the guide on the post.

2. In a cattle-stall, the combination with a post having a lower bearing, and also having an upper bearing, open at its forward side, and a guide-flange depending from said upper bearing; of a laterally and vertically swinging wall having trunnions arranged in the bearings of the post, and also having an upper bar which describes an arc of a circle, and is arranged to engage and move at the inner side of the guide-flange on the upper bearing of the post.

3. In a cattle-stall, the combination of a post, a second post having a bifurcation in its upper end, and also having a notch in its its upper end,and also havinga rounded notch in its side remote from the first-mentioned post, a vertically-swinging wall mounted on the first-mentioned post, and having a portion adapted to seat in the bifurcation of the second-mentioned post, and a handle pivotally connected to said portion of the wall,

and having the partially-round and partiallyflat inner end.

5. In a cattle-stall, the combination with a post having a'lower bearing, and also having an upper bearing, open at its forward side,

and a guide arranged adjacent to said upper bearing, and a second post having a bifurcation in its upper end, and a notch in its side remote from the first-mentioned post; of a laterally and vertically swinging wall having trunnions arranged in the bearings of the firstmentioned post, an upper bar which describes an arc of a circle and is arranged to engage the guide on said post, and aportion adapted to seat in the bifurcation in the second-mentioned post, and a handle connected to and movable on said portion of the wall, and adapted to engage the notch in the latter post.

6. A cattle-stall comprising a floor and a manger formed of concrete, forward and rear metallic posts secured in and rising from the concrete of the floor, stationary, openwork, side walls of metal, fixedly connected to the forward posts, and resting above the manger,open-work,metallic side walls mounted to swing on the forward posts, and detachably secured to the rear posts, and a front, metallic rack pivotall y connected to and hanging between the stationary side walls.

7. A cattle-stall comprising a floor, a manger, side walls, resting above the manger, vertically movable manger partitions provided with means for engaging the side walls and holding them in a raised position, and holders and guides connecting said partitions and the side walls.

' 10.- In a cattle-stall, the combination of a swinging front wall, and a spring-backed rod connected to the front wall, and adapted to prevent undue rearward movement of the said wall while permitting forward movement thereof.

11. In a cattle-stall, the combination of a swinging front wall, a stationary bar G, and a connection between the front wall and bar G, comprising a sleeve connected to the bar and having a stop, a sleeve movable in that first mentioned and having an enlargement adapted to bring up against the stop thereof, a spring interposed between the two sleeves, and a rod adj ustably secured in the second* melntioned sleeve, and connected to the front wa l.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- Witnesses:

BURR W. JONES, HARRY L. REEvs. 

